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This shit got hella fuckin serious! Loved the issue where Daken carves up Pun like a roast chicken. It was a bit short but it was fun as hell. The Monster issues were the best and Tony Moore blew them out of the park! I enjoyed them the most. The stuff with Daken was okay but the fun and intensity really dropped and the collection ended on a really short note. I guess this got cancelled or something because it seemed like there should have been more (like Frank dealing with the Hood or the resurrected 80s villains). Oh well... This collection really stands well on its own. Its bizarre, intense and fun and I had a lot of the same feeling when reading Planet Hulk and Enemy of the State. Definitely worth the purchase.

This was the final chapter in Remender's Punisher saga and it was actually a lot better than I expected. He really pumps the fathers and sons theme to death (similar to what he's doing in Captain America right now) but he does it in such a way that it maintains a pretty decent story and doesn't get too convoluted in continuity. It was good that he got to wrap up his story and I'm glad he effectively "fixed" some of the shittier points of his entire run. I hated Henry Russo from the get-go so it was nice he set him free. The chick pretending to be his wife was predictable as well but kind of a relief considering what went down. Its nice that Remender tried to preserve Frank's family even though its kinda fucked up what he had him do to them earlier.

Overall, I'd say it was a good take on a character I don't actually care for. This will probably get overshadowed by his UXF run but its a pretty fun story. In retrospect, we got a good balance of superhero, crime and monster stories.

This shit got hella fuckin serious! Loved the issue where Daken carves up Pun like a roast chicken. It was a bit short but it was fun as hell. The Monster issues were the best and Tony Moore blew them out of the park! I enjoyed them the most. The stuff with Daken was okay but the fun and intensity really dropped and the collection ended on a really short note. I guess this got cancelled or something because it seemed like there should have been more (like Frank dealing with the Hood or the resurrected 80s villains). Oh well... This collection really stands well on its own. Its bizarre, intense and fun and I had a lot of the same feeling when reading Planet Hulk and Enemy of the State. Definitely worth the purchase.

I liked it more than I though I would but felt like they could have done more. Tony Moore is pretty great.

I didn’t plan on ever buying this but I got the Ennis Punisher Omnibus on ebay and the guy included the Franken Castle HC.

Hopefully I will be doing a lot of reading this weekend. First up will be the second Chew Omnivore Edition and then with any luck, I hope to finally get through the New X-Men Omnibus so I can start on rereading Astonishing X-Men.

Avengers Academy: Fear Itself – Yeah, I’m far behind on my reading. Remembering the FI stuff was pretty but I liked seeing the kids deal with their first major crossover.

They seem to be setting up an arch nemesis but since they’re teens the guy has to be a teen too and I find that kind of annoying. And he does the thing saying super heroes don’t really do any good, and I’m just tired of that.

Really liked Sean Chen’s art and Tom Raney was mostly good, I can dislike him at times. But he does draw nice hair.

Quick question. The book store up the street from me has a copy of the Planet Hulk hardcover for $20. Ordinarily I would think that would be a pretty good deal but the cover is literally beat to hell. That is something that will usually drive me crazy. Should I overlook the damaged cover or should I pass?

Grayson wrote:Quick question. The book store up the street from me has a copy of the Planet Hulk hardcover for $20. Ordinarily I would think that would be a pretty good deal but the cover is literally beat to hell. That is something that will usually drive me crazy. Should I overlook the damaged cover or should I pass?

Depends on how bad you want to read it? $20 is about the going price for one in damaged condition, on the other hand if you watch eBay you might get one in better shape for not much more.

Victorian Squid wrote:Depends on how bad you want to read it? $20 is about the going price for one in damaged condition, on the other hand if you watch eBay you might get one in better shape for not much more.

I've already read it and I liked it but I can live without it. I just thought it might be something cool to add to my collection but I don't know that I can get around the damage unless it was a really good deal. You pretty much confirmed the same thing that my searching has, that it isn't really that great of a deal.